thanks for responding. I was expecting to get an email when responses came through, so sorry I'm a bit late getting back to you.

The trial is using a set of listening tasks that have been programmed on a laptop computer that the participant can take home. It is based on evidence that the brain can rapidly learn to supress tinnitus. However this suppression is usually short lived. We have developed a game that can be played on the computer whenever tinnitus is bothersome that we hope will lead to a more permanent brain retraining over time. The program will also gather a few measures of what your tinnitus sounds like each time you use it.

So in response to the above questions, we only need to meet briefly twice - at the start and end of your participation. We have initially programmed 20 sessions, but you can use it for as long as you like (we would need the laptop back at some stage - but we hope you won't need it any more after 20 sessions). Each session will take about 10 minutes. We can meet on campus at the University of Melbourne in Parkville.

Hi Neil,
I live in Sydney. In reference to what Jeannette has suggested above, if it is not possible due to complexity of the program, could you send us some .mp3 files as a sampler that we can try out on our own devices and report back?
Thanks

I first posted about our tinnitus intervention trial at Melbourne University in late April this year.

All our trials have been promising so far and are looking for new participants in Melbourne. It's been slow because people want to keep using our gear!

If you're interested you will need to come in to Melbourne University to do an interview and pick up a laptop. After 20 sessions (at your own pace) we will need to meet again to review progress and download the data.